Total income rose by 49 per cent to Rs 363 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal compared with Rs 244 crore in the corresponding period of previous year, Godrej Properties, the realty firm of the Godrej Group, said in a statement.

In volume terms, sales bookings increased to 1.09 million sq ft from 0.6 million sq ft during the period under review.

Commenting on the financial performance, Godrej Properties Managing Director & CEO Pirojsha Godrej said: "We have had a strong beginning to calendar year (CY) 2014. Our total sales for H1 CY14 are almost equal to sales in all of CY13".

"The response to our new project launches in Gurgaon and Pune has been excellent. We look forward to sustaining the momentum in the year ahead," he added.

The company added one new project in Gurgoan with 1.6 million sq ft of saleable area during the first quarter.

Godrej Properties is currently developing residential, commercial and township projects spread across 9.3 million square meters (100 million sq ft) in 12 cities.